Chapter 27: Date & Time Icons

1. What is the “Icons Date & Time” Page?

This page collects only the icons that represent dates, calendars, clocks, watches, timers, schedules, events, and time-related concepts.

These icons are extremely useful for:

• Event websites / calendars / booking systems
• Blog post dates & “Published on” sections
• Dashboard widgets showing current time/date
• Meeting schedulers / appointment apps
• Countdown timers / “Coming Soon” pages
• Blog archives or “Recent Posts” sections
• Todo lists, reminders, alarms
• Hotel/flight/train booking UIs

In Font Awesome 5 free, this category is very practical and medium-sized (around 15–25 icons, mostly solid fas, some regular far). Newer versions (FA6/7) added more (like calendar-week, clock-rotate-left, stopwatch-20), but FA5 free already has the timeless classics that almost every website uses for time/date display.

2. Main Free Date & Time Icons in Font Awesome 5 (From the W3Schools Page)

Here are the most important free ones you’ll find in the table (solid fas unless noted; these are the ones everyone uses):

• Calendar (simple calendar grid) <i class=”fas fa-calendar”></i>
• Calendar Alt (alternative calendar style with date highlighted) <i class=”fas fa-calendar-alt”></i>
• Calendar Day (calendar showing single day) <i class=”fas fa-calendar-day”></i>
• Calendar Week (calendar showing week view) <i class=”fas fa-calendar-week”></i>
• Calendar Check (calendar with checkmark – event confirmed) <i class=”fas fa-calendar-check”></i>
• Calendar Times (calendar with X – event cancelled) <i class=”fas fa-calendar-times”></i>
• Calendar Minus (remove date/event) <i class=”fas fa-calendar-minus”></i>
• Calendar Plus (add new event/date) <i class=”fas fa-calendar-plus”></i>
• Clock (classic analog clock face) <i class=”fas fa-clock”></i> (regular also: far fa-clock)
• Clock Rotate Left / History (counter-clockwise arrows – history/time ago) <i class=”fas fa-clock-rotate-left”></i> or alias fa-history
• Stopwatch (timer/stopwatch) <i class=”fas fa-stopwatch”></i>
• Hourglass (sand timer – waiting/countdown) <i class=”fas fa-hourglass”></i>
• Hourglass Start / Half / End (different stages) <i class=”fas fa-hourglass-start”></i> / <i class=”fas fa-hourglass-half”></i> / <i class=”fas fa-hourglass-end”></i>
• Bell (notification bell – often used with time for reminders) <i class=”fas fa-bell”></i>

These are the core free Date & Time icons — very clean and widely used.

3. Real Code Examples – How Developers Use Date & Time Icons

Example 1: Blog Post Meta / Published Date (very common)

Example 2: Event Card / Upcoming Webinar

Example 3: Countdown Timer / “Coming Soon”

Example 4: Appointment / Schedule List

Example 5: “Last Updated” Footer Snippet

4. Teacher Tips for Date & Time Icons

• Colors — Blues (#007bff) for calendars/schedules, greens (#28a745) for confirmed events, reds/oranges (#dc3545 / #ff9800) for cancelled/countdowns, grays (#6c757d) for past/updated times.
• Size & animation — Use big sizes (fa-5x, fa-6x) on event cards; animate hourglass with CSS @keyframes for waiting states.
• Combine categories — Pair with Communication (bell for reminders), Business (briefcase for meetings), or Code (laptop-code for webinar).
• Accessibility — Always add text like “Event on March 5″ or aria-label=”Calendar icon – date March 5, 2026″; hide pure decoratives with aria-hidden=”true”.
• Upgrade note — In Font Awesome 6/7, Date & Time has more free icons (calendar-xmark, clock-eight, stopwatch, timer) — upgrade for advanced booking/scheduling UIs.

Summary – Quick Recap

Font Awesome 5 Date & Time Icons = W3Schools’ page listing free time/date/calendar icons like calendar 📅, calendar-check ✅, clock 🕒, hourglass ⌛, stopwatch ⏱️, history/history ⏪, etc. Perfect for events, blogs (published date), schedules, countdowns, reminders, booking systems, or any “when” / “time” feature.

Got it, beta? Want me to:

• Build a full “Event Page” or “Blog Post Header” demo with these icons?
• Show a nice countdown timer with hourglass animation?
• Compare FA5 vs newer versions (more calendar styles)?
• Or move to the next category like “Icons Design”?

Just tell teacher — time is ticking, but we’re on schedule! 🕒📅⏳🚀